I was diagnosed with breast cancer on Mar 2015. I had BCS surgery followed by a sandwich therapy of 4 cycles of chemotherapy FEC, radiation and 4 cycles of docetaxel. My BC is stage 2A, Pt2n0m0, ER/PR positive and Her2 neu negative by FISH test. My treatment completed on February 2016 and currently I am on hormone therapy taking tamoxifen daily. Overall I feel okay now but lately I am having knee pains. I walk 45 min daily as my oncologist suggested exercise like yoga, walking and balanced diet. What should I do about this knee pain...is it an after effects of tamoxifen? If this pain intensifies it will affect my lifestyle. I am scared of taking painkillers as you become addicted to it
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Knee pain after BC treatment
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sumeet_shahAdministrator
Knee pain is not due to Tamoxifen. It has no relation to cancer either. I would suggest you to see an orthopedic surgeon and take an opinion.
roxboxfoxRadiationOncologist
Agree completely with Sumeet. This looks unrelated to Breast cancer or its treatment. Few patients who are 55+ are put on Aromatase Inhibitors ...they can cause joint aches or pains.but Tamoxifen does not cause this.
I can predict u r age to be in 40s as Tamoxifen is usually given in premenopausal women with hormone sensitive breast cancer.
See an Orthopaedic who will organise few Knee x-rays...and the most commonest thing would be early osteoarthritis changes setting in ...or some probable ligament wear or tear..for which perhaps a higher investigationay be needed
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